FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Fiddler on the Roof transfers to the West End after a sold-out run at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.
Set in the Tsarist Russia of 1905, Fiddler on the Roof tells the tale of humble dairyman Tevye, an old-fashioned father who wants to see his daughters married in the traditional Jewish way. But as the atmosphere of revolution begins to eddy about them, the family is thrown into emotional turmoil as the former certainties of Tevye’s world are inexorably swept away.
Based on the stories of Sholem Aleicheim, this classic musical by Sheldon Harnick, Joseph Stein and Jerry Bock made its debut on Broadway in 1964. Blending drama with uplifting comedy and music, it won nine Tony Awards. Its hugely successful 1971 movie adaptation, starring Topol, netted three Oscars. Among its many musical highlights are the songs “Tradition,” “Matchmaker” and “If I Were a Rich Man.”
THE BASICS
Started: 19/05/2007
Opened: 29/05/2007
Closing: 16/02/2008
Duration: 2 hrs 20 mins
with 1 interval
Performance Schedule:
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Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
No
Show |
7:30pm
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7:30pm
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2:30pm
7:30pm
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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2:30pm
7:30pm
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Individual tickets booking through:
16/02/2008
Group tickets on sale through:
26/01/2008
Group Minimum:
20 tickets
STARRING
Henry Goodman as Tevye
Goodman is a two-time Olivier Award winner (for Assassins and The Merchant of Venice). His London stage credits also include Chicago, Guys and Dolls and After the Fall. His Broadway credits include The Producers and Tartuffe. He has appeared on TV in Trust, The Mayor of Casterbridge and Cold Lazarus and on film in Churchill, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and Notting Hill.
Beverley Klein as Golde
Klein’s London theatre credits include Candide, Summerfolk, Romeo and Juliet, The Villains Opera and Honk! The Ugly Duckling (National), Les Miserables (RSC, original cast) and Six Characters Looking for an Author (Young Vic).
Julie LeGrand as Yente / Grandma Zeitel
Legrand has performed extensively with Glasgow Citizens Company. Outside of that association, her many other theatre credits include Cymbeline, Oedipus, The Revenger's Tragedy, and Temptation (RSC), The Duchess of Malfi and The Forest (National), and Apocalyptia (Hampstead).
Also Starring:
Adrien Mastrosimone as The Fiddler / Russian
Victor McGuire as Lazar Wolf
Frances Thorburn as Tzeitzel
Alexandra Silber as Hodel
Natasha Broomfield as Chava
Nicole Turner/Olivia Ravden/Kate Rawlings as Shprintze (alternating performances)
Jessica Hargreaves/Jessica Grant/Kirsty Hickey as Bielke (alternating performances)
Simon Delaney as Motel
Tomm Coles as Mordcha
Alex Ruocco as Mendel
Vincent Pirillo as Avram / Rabbi
Damian Humbley as Perchik / Villager
Michael Conway as Fyedka / Nachum
Steve Fortune as Constable / Yussell
Juliet Alderdice as Fruma-Sarah / Shandel
Anders Jansen as Sasha / Russian / Villager
Tom Lorcan as Villager / Russian
Leon Webster as Russian
Miriam Elwell-Sutton as Villager
Wendy-Lee Purdy as Villager
Matt Zimmerman as Villager
CREATORS
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Book by Joseph Stein
Based on the stories by Sholem Aleicheim
Directed by Lindsay Posner
NB: The part of Tevye, normally played by Henry Goodman, will be played by Matthew Zimmerman on 10-11 July, including matinees.
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